LONDON - Chelsea retained its three-point lead at the midpoint of the Premier League season on Sunday despite being held to a draw by Southampton, thanks to
Manchester City collapsing against struggling Burnley.
http://www.nflbengalsgearofficial.com/vontaze-burfict-jersey/ .After Eden Hazard recovered a 1-1 draw for Chelsea at fourth-place Southampton,
defending champion City threw away a 2-0 lead at home to draw 2-2 with
19th-place Burnley.On a day when 18 of the 20 teams were in action less than 48
hours after playing on Friday in this traditionally packed Christmas fixture
program, the top four all drew.Manchester United missed an opportunity to make
ground on the pacesetters, remaining seven points behind City in third place
after being held 0-0 at Tottenham.But Arsenal dislodged West Ham from fifth
place by winning their London derby 2-1 after Santi Cazorla earned and converted
a penalty and Danny Welbeck scored the second.At the other end of the standings,
Leicester remains bottom but raised its hopes of survival by beating Hull 1-0
for its first victory since September.Hull is only out of the relegation zone
due to its superior goal difference over Crystal Palace, which drew 0-0 with
fellow struggler Queens Park Rangers.The most goals of the day came in a clash
of mid-table teams at St. James Park, with Jack Colback scoring his first
Newcastle goal to clinch a 3-2 win over Everton.The remaining fixture from round
19 is on Monday when Liverpool hosts Swansea. Unlike last season, Liverpool is
out of the title race as it sits in 10th place.A big surprise looked possible at
Southampton when Chelsea conceded in the 17th minute as Sadio Mane raced onto a
pass from Dusan Tadic and lifted the ball over goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.But
Southampton was punished for a defensive lapse just before halftime. Hazard ran
onto a pass from Cesc Fabregas, cut inside a defender and shot across goal and
into the far corner. It was Fabregas 13th assist of the season, equaling the
league-leading total by Steven Gerrard in 2013-14.Even the dismissal of
Southampton midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin in the 89th for a second booking
couldnt prevent another memorable result in this unexpected campaign for the
south-coast team.Southampton defended with everything and they defended a lot,
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho said. We tried everything and we dominated, we
created a lot.Unlike Chelsea, City did score twice — but conceded as many.David
Silva scored his fourth goal in three appearances after being set up by Jesus
Navas midway through the first half and Fernandinho curled in a shot off the
underside of the crossbar before halftime.But George Boyd began Burnleys
comeback two minutes after the break after Danny Ings shot across the face of
goal. And Ashley Barnes grabbed the equalizer in the 81st minute by reacting
quickest to connect with the ball in a crowded penalty area.In east London,
Arsenal did manage to hold on to its lead.Cazorla was tripped in the area and
converted the penalty in the 41st to put Arsenal ahead. Danny Welbeck doubled
the lead three minutes later after a pass from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.Although
Cheikhou Kouyate pulled one back for West Ham with a header at the start of the
second half, Arsenal held on for its second 2-1 win in three days to nudge close
to the top four.We look to be more stable, Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said.
We have a big game in front of us now against Southampton (on Thursday).
http://www.nflbengalsgearofficial.com/clint-boling-jersey/ .com) - Devin Booker scored 19 points and top-ranked Kentucky put on a defensive
clinic in an 83-44 obliteration of UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic.
http://www.nflbengalsgearofficial.com/jeremy-hill-jersey/ .Y. - The NFL has fined Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch $20,000 for making
an obscene gesture during last Sundays NFC championship game, a person with
knowledge of the fine told The Associated Press on Thursday.
http://www.nflbengalsgearofficial.com/tyler-kroft-jersey/ . Paul George and Darren Collison each scored 17 points and Roy Hibbert added 11
points and nine rebounds for the Pacers (9-3), who won their third straight.Los
Angeles, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Blake Griffin had 31 points and 16 rebounds in
the Los Angeles Clippers 102-100 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday.
Chris Paul added 20 points and nine assists for the Clippers, who have won six
in a row at home. J.J. Redick tallied 16 points and DeAndre Jordan contributed
15 points and 23 rebounds. We made a lot of bad mistakes down the stretch, said
Griffin. I missed free throws; a lot of things that are uncharacteristic for us.
But we got the win. Thats all that matters. David West ended with 17 points and
10 boards for the Pacers, who have lost nine of 10. C.J. Miles also had 17
points. Indiana started the fourth quarter on a 17-5 run to take an 89-83 lead.
Miles tallied six points during the surge, including a slam with 7:44 to play.
But the Clippers responded with a 16-6 spurt to grab the lead for good. Griffin
scored five points during thee flurry, including a dunk with 1:29 left to make
it 99-95.
http://www.nflbengalsgearofficial.com/jeff-driskel-jersey/.
C.J. Watson made three free throws with 34.9 seconds remaining to make it a
one-point contest. After Griffin turned the ball over, Rodney Stuckey missed a
jumper. J.J. Redick made 3-of-4 free throws around a Watson layup to make it
102-100 with two seconds left. Miles missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer
as time expired. We competed our tails off, said Pacers coach Frank Vogel. We
wanted this one really bad. The Clippers led for most of the first half and took
a 52-51 margin into the locker room. Los Angeles led by as many as eight in the
third and held a 78-72 edge after three quarters. Game Notes Indiana dropped its
seventh straight road game ... Stuckey, Watson and Lavoy Allen each had 12
points for the Pacers ... The Clippers went 28-of-45 from the foul line.
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